[cyncooper]

The most logical explanation is that Kerry indeed did throw away his medals and sought replacements.

I was just thinking about this and I agree. Which points to Kerry's lack of forthrightness to simply explain all of this coherently and honestly.

Apparently he does not want to completely renounce his VVAW affiliation, while at the same time he wishes to claim the title "hero".

And I must say, his denouncing of GWB this morning is beyond repellent.

[kabar]

Kerry's reaction fits his MO. He wants it both ways. When he discovered that throwing away your medals was politically a negative, he came up with the story about his ribbons and someone else's medals. Kerry realized that he couldn't walk away from the story entirely, especially since he has the medals displayed prominently in his office. However, the fly in the ointment is that we now have the citations, released by him, signed by Lehman. If he indeed requested replacment medals, he has a real problem, i.e., he was telling the truth initially, lied in the 80s and is lying now.